That's my Girl!
Every birthday with each child I say I can't believe it. And, I mean it. Maison is eight...WOW! Where did the time go?
When I think of this little bundle of energy, there are a few pieces of that contradictory personality that have remained constant and true for her entire life. She is intense. As a newborn she cried with an intensity that made the nurses in the hospital ask if I had done illegal drugs while I was pregnant. At 3 she taught herself to ride her bike without training wheels. Now she has very intense phases of obsessions. For example, we just survived a major round of germaphobia that resulted in bleeding hands and ridiculously intense lines of thought about the passing of germs from one surface to another. Maison has always been busy. She walked really early, continues to be the worst sleeper in the family, and hops from one task to the next leaving a wake of disaster in her path. She is happy. Maison had a smile as a baby that truly stopped strangers in their tracks. While it is now more reserved in public, there is an inner sparkle in those dimples that still melts my heart. Maison is ornery. If she think she can get away with pushing the boundaries, she will probably try it. She is brutally honest too, so she will come clean later, but there isn't much that would surprise me with her. Maison is particular. She likes certain things certain ways, and you can't change her mind. Ever! I learned that as a baby when I tried every Num-Num known to man to find one she liked. That attitude continues today in her clothes and food. Even in her taste in boys...
As a baby I would rock her and tell her that I have loved her so hard. I still mean it. I love her with every bit of me, even when it isn't easy. I always will. I know we have a long rough road ahead of us. I know it won't be easy. Loving her hard will be what gets us through. I know when we meet again on the other side of growing up, I am going to love the woman she is. I can't wait to meet her.
But...I will happily wait a good 10 years for her to get here. Until then I will savor every day with my beautiful little girl.
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